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CATALOG NUMBERS: 800 SERIES, 85500 SERIES & 80000 SERIES PRODUCT NAME: COMPRESSED AIR CYLINDER CHEMICAL NAME: BREATHING AIR MANUFACTURER: NORTH SAFETY PRODUCTS 2000 PLAINFIELD PIKE CRANSTON, RI 02921-2019 TEL: 401-943-4400 EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER: 800-424-9300
COMPOSITION: INGREDIENT NAME: BREATHING AIR PERCENTAGE: 100% CAS NUMBER: N/A EXPOSURE LIMITS: N/A MAY CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING IMPURITIES: <5 MG/M3 OIL <1000 PPM CARBON DIOXIDE <10 PPM CARBON MONOXIDE
APPEARANCE: CYLINDER WITH VALVE AND GAUGE ROUTES OF EXPOSURE: N/A ORGANS AFFECTED: N/A
FIRST AID FOR EYE CONTACT: N/A FIRST AID FOR SKIN CONTACT: N/A FIRST AID FOR INHALATION: N/A FIRST AID FOR INGESTION: N/A
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: COMPRESSED AIR CYLINDERS WILL NOT BURN, COOL WITH WATER. SPECIAL FIRE FIGHTING PROCEDURES: COMPRESSED AIR AT HIGH PRESSURE CAN ACCELERATE THE BURNING OF MATERIALS WHICH ARE COMBUSTIBLE AT ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS. DAMAGED OR DEFECTIVE CYLINDERS CAN EXPLODE DUE TO HIGH INTERNAL PRESSURE. CYLINDERS SUBJECTED TO DIRECT FLAMES SHOULD BE DISPOSED OF PROPERLY
SPILL OR LEAK PROCEDURES: AVOID DIRECT CONTACT WITH ESCAPING PRESSURIZED AIR. ESCAPING AIR CAN CAUSE PHYSICAL INJURY AND FROSTBITE. RUPTURED OR BROKEN VALVES CAN PROPEL UNSECURED CYLINDERS IN A VIOLENT MANNER.
HANDLING: COMPRESSED AIR CYLINDERS ARE CONSIDERED HAZARDOUS BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN AIR A HIGH PRESSURE. COMPRESSED AIR CYLINDERS MUST BE SECURED DURING HANDLING AND USE. AVOID DROPPING, DRAGGING, ROLLING OR SLIDING CYLINDERS. NEVER OPEN THE VALVE OF A PRESSURIZED CYLINDER WITHOUT THE PROPER PRESSURE REDUCING VALVE ATTACHED. NEVER FILL A COMPRESSED AIR CYLINDER WITH OTHER THAN GRADE D BREATHING AIR AS DESCRIBED IN COMPRESSED GAS ASSOCIATION (CGA) STANDARD G-7.1. NEVER FILL A COMPRESSED AIR CYLINDER PAST ITS HYDROSTATIC TEST DATE (SEE MANUFACTURER'S INSTRUCTIONS). DO NOT EXCEED THE CYLINDER'S RATED PRESSURE. DO NOT USE A PRESSURE RELEASE "BURST" DISC RATED AT OTHER THAN THE PRESSURE SPECIFIED ON THE CYLINDER. INSPECT THE CYLINDER REGULARLY FOR SERVICEABILITY ACCORDING TO CGA PAMPHLET C-6.1. STORAGE: STORE, SECURED, IN A NON-CORROSIVE ATMOSPHERE WITH VALVE UPRIGHT AND CLOSED.
EYE PROTECTION: USE PROTECTIVE EYEWEAR WHEN HANDLING COMPRESSED AIR CYLINDERS. HAND PROTECTION: THE USE OF LEATHER GLOVES IS RECOMMENDED WHEN HANDLING CYLINDERS. FOOT PROTECTION: THE WEARING OF SAFETY SHOES IS RECOMMENDED WHEN HANDLING CYLINDERS.
PHYSICAL FORM: ALUMINUM OR ALUMINUM COMPOSITE CYLINDER CONTAINING AIR AT 2216, 3000 OR 4500 PSIG. COLOR: CYLINDER, YELLOW; AIR, CLEAR TRANSPARENT ODOR: NONE BOILING POINT: -317.9 DEG. F (-194.4 DEG. C) SOLUBILITY: 1.87% SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 0.874 VAPOR PRESSURE: MM H2O (MBAR @ 20 DEG. C)
STABILITY: STABLE HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: NONE INCOMPATIBILITIES: NONE DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: N/A
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WASTE DISPOSAL METHOD: COMPRESSED AIR DOES NOT REQUIRE DISPOSAL. DISPOSE OF UNSERVICEABLE CYLINDERS ACCORDING TO CGA PAMPHLET C-2
US DOT: SHIPPING NAME: AIR, COMPRESSED HAZARD CLASS: 2.2 UN NUMBER: UN 1002 PACKING GROUP: NONE IATA: SHIPPING NAME: AIR, COMPRESSED HAZARD CLASS: 2.2 UN NUMBER: UN 1002 PACKING GROUP: NONE
FEDERAL: TSCA: N/A SARA: N/A CLEAN AIR ACT: N/A CLEAN WATER ACT: N/A OSHA: N/A STATE: N/A
REASON FOR ISSUE: UPDATE TO NEW FORMAT PREPARED BY: W. NEWCOMB DATE: FEBRUARY 19, 2003 DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY: THIS MSDS CONTAINS THE BEST INFORMATION CURRENTLY AVAILABLE TO NORTH SAFETY PRODUCTS. NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY IS MADE TO THE INFORMATION'S ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS OR RELIABILITY, ALL OF WHICH MUST BE DETERMINED BY THE READER WISHING TO USE IT. NORTH HAS NO KNOWLEDGE OF HOW THE READER MAY USE THE INFORMATION, AND NORTH ASSUMES NO LIABILITY FOR THE CONSEQUENCES OF ANY SUCH USE. |